Wigan
Wigan ranks 1,649th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Greater Khorasan, Cienfuegos, and High Wycombe. Memorable people born in Wigan include Gerrard Winstanley, Roy Kinnear, and Richard Ashcroft. Wigan has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors. Wigan is located in United Kingdom.
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, 16 miles (25.7 km) to the south-east, and Liverpool, 17 miles (27 km) to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town has a population of 107,732 and the wider borough of 330,714. Wigan is part of the historic county of Lancashire. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1609 and 2002, Wigan was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Gerrard Winstanley, Roy Kinnear, and Richard Ashcroft.
People Born in Wigan
Go to all RankingsGerrard Winstanley
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1676
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 1
Roy Kinnear
ACTOR
1934 - 1988
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 2
Richard Ashcroft
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 3
Walter Crickmer
COACH
1899 - 1958
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 4
George Formby
ACTOR
1904 - 1961
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 5
Leon Osman
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 6
Keely Hodgkinson
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 20.51
Rank: 7
Jenny Meadows
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 17.23
Rank: 8
Jason Lowe
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 15.09
Rank: 9
Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo
SWIMMER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Christabel Lindo
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Wigan
Go to all RankingsWalter Crickmer
COACH
1899 - 1958
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 4
Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo
SWIMMER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Christabel Lindo
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wigan were athletes (3), actors (2), soccer players (2), politicians (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wigan, including Keely Hodgkinson, Jenny Meadows, and Christabel Lindo. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wigan, including Keely Hodgkinson, Jenny Meadows, and Christabel Lindo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Wigan since 1700.